Gallery - Trafford Wildlife

Ditch in Birch Moss

Ditch in Birch Moss

Scrapes in Birch Moss

Scrapes in Birch Moss

Heather regeneration in Birch Moss

Heather regeneration in Birch Moss

Heather regeneration in Birch Moss

Heather regeneration in Birch Moss

Sphagnum Moss in Birch Moss

Sphagnum Moss in Birch Moss

Grass chewed by water vole in Birch Moss.

Grass chewed by water vole in Birch Moss.

Birch Moss: Grass chewed by water vole maybe?

Birch Moss: Grass chewed by water vole maybe?

Birch Moss: Fox droppings?

Birch Moss: Fox droppings?

Heather after weeding

Heather after weeding

Bracken before stomping

Bracken before stomping

Bracken after stomping

Bracken after stomping

Heather - calluna vulgaris

Heather - calluna vulgaris

Heather - calluna vulgaris

Heather - calluna vulgaris

Peacock caterpillars

Peacock caterpillars

Balsam near ditch after bash.

Balsam near ditch after bash.

Balsam 2022 near ditch before bashing

Balsam 2022 near ditch before bashing

New heather after bracken weeding

New heather after bracken weeding

Hoofprint in ditch, possibly roe deer.

Hoofprint in ditch, possibly roe deer.

Vole feeding site

Vole feeding site

Vole feeding cuttings

Vole feeding cuttings

Large flowered hemp nettle

Large flowered hemp nettle

Blue sedge grass

Blue sedge grass

New path west of ditch.

New path west of ditch.

Grass at south end of ditch

Grass at south end of ditch

Heather planted a month earlier, growing well.

Heather planted a month earlier, growing well.

Sphagnum moss in one of the scrapes

Sphagnum moss in one of the scrapes

Open area near path with birch being removed.

Open area near path with birch being removed.

Birch Moss Covert corduroy road

Birch Moss Covert corduroy road

Birch Moss Covert balsam

Birch Moss Covert balsam

Birch Moss Covert old fencing

Birch Moss Covert old fencing

Birch Moss Covert heather area before aftercare

Birch Moss Covert heather area before aftercare

Birch Moss Covert heather area expansion

Birch Moss Covert heather area expansion

Birch Moss Covert birch scrub

Birch Moss Covert birch scrub

Birch Moss willow tit habitat

Birch Moss willow tit habitat

Birch Moss Covert new heathers

Birch Moss Covert new heathers

Birch Moss Covert ditch

Birch Moss Covert ditch

Birch Moss Covert ditch

Birch Moss Covert ditch

Birch Moss Covert ditch clearing in progress

Birch Moss Covert ditch clearing in progress

Birch Moss Covert ditch clearing in progress

Birch Moss Covert ditch clearing in progress

Birch Moss Covert ditch clearing in progress

Birch Moss Covert ditch clearing in progress

Birch Moss Covert ditch orange water

Birch Moss Covert ditch orange water

Birch Moss Covert birch thinning

Birch Moss Covert birch thinning

Birch Moss Covert ditch work in progress

Birch Moss Covert ditch work in progress

Birch Moss Covert mole feeding

Birch Moss Covert mole feeding

Birch Moss Covert heather aftercare

Birch Moss Covert heather aftercare

Birch Moss Covert

Birch Moss Covert

Turkey Tail fungus

Turkey Tail fungus

Black Moss old fencing removal

Black Moss old fencing removal

Pond 3 barley bales

Pond 3 barley bales

Bow Green John o Jerusalem pond

Bow Green John o Jerusalem pond

JoJ Test area 1 08.03.24

JoJ Test area 1 08.03.24

JoJ Test area plants 1 08.03.24

JoJ Test area plants 1 08.03.24

JoJ test area 1 12.04.24

JoJ test area 1 12.04.24

JoJ Test area 2 08.03.24

JoJ Test area 2 08.03.24

JoJ Test area plants 2 08.03.24

JoJ Test area plants 2 08.03.24

JoJ test area 2 12.04.24

JoJ test area 2 12.04.24

JoJ test area 2 near 12.04.24

JoJ test area 2 near 12.04.24

JoJ Test area 3 08.03.24

JoJ Test area 3 08.03.24

JoJ test area 3 12.04.24

JoJ test area 3 12.04.24

JoJ Test area plants 3 09.03.24

JoJ Test area plants 3 09.03.24

JoJ Test area 4 08.03.24

JoJ Test area 4 08.03.24

JoJ Test area plants 4 09.03.24

JoJ Test area plants 4 09.03.24

JoJ test area 4 12.04.24

JoJ test area 4 12.04.24

JoJ JKW 12.04.24

JoJ JKW 12.04.24

JoJ stream 12.04.24

JoJ stream 12.04.24

Bow Green Farm john o Jerusalem balsam

Bow Green Farm john o Jerusalem balsam

Bow Green Farm Johm o Jerusalem pheasant cage area

Bow Green Farm Johm o Jerusalem pheasant cage area

Bow Green Farm Johm o Jerusalem pheasant cage rubbish

Bow Green Farm Johm o Jerusalem pheasant cage rubbish

Bow Green Farm Johm o Jerusalem rhodie removal

Bow Green Farm Johm o Jerusalem rhodie removal

Bow Green Farm Johm o Jerusalem rhodie removal

Bow Green Farm Johm o Jerusalem rhodie removal

Bow Green Farm John o Jerusalem rhodie removal

Bow Green Farm John o Jerusalem rhodie removal

Bow Green Farm John o Jerusalem wire & rubbish removal

Bow Green Farm John o Jerusalem wire & rubbish removal

John of Jerusalem bluebells

John of Jerusalem bluebells

John of Jerusalem wild garlic

John of Jerusalem wild garlic

John of Jerusalem Bluebell and ... balsam

John of Jerusalem Bluebell and ... balsam

John of Jerusalem - bashed balsam

John of Jerusalem - bashed balsam

John of Jerusalem Main pond

John of Jerusalem Main pond

John of Jerusalem Bluebell planting

John of Jerusalem Bluebell planting

John of Jerusalem Rhododendron stump winching

John of Jerusalem Rhododendron stump winching

John of Jerusalem Seasonal pond

John of Jerusalem Seasonal pond

Priory Gorse covert pheasant cage removal Courtesy Geoff Densham

Priory Gorse covert pheasant cage removal Courtesy Geoff Densham

Priory Gorse covert - Bins remaining from pheasant caging

Priory Gorse covert - Bins remaining from pheasant caging

Priory Gorse covert Rhododendron removal

Priory Gorse covert Rhododendron removal

East pond pheasant rearing daste

East pond pheasant rearing daste

Priory Gorse Covert plastic/metal collection

Priory Gorse Covert plastic/metal collection

Priory Gorse covert plastics collection

Priory Gorse covert plastics collection

Team at Priory Gorse covert

Team at Priory Gorse covert

Team at plastics consolidation

Team at plastics consolidation

14 wheely bins went on freecycle

14 wheely bins went on freecycle

Plastics collection

Plastics collection

Skip part loaded

Skip part loaded

Skip loaded - just fitted in!

Skip loaded - just fitted in!

Vole eating evidence JoJ

Vole eating evidence JoJ

New trees planted

New trees planted

Broken barbed wire fence along footpath

Broken barbed wire fence along footpath

Removing barbed wire fence

Removing barbed wire fence

Partial load of wire

Partial load of wire

Brick Kiln rhodie removal

Brick Kiln rhodie removal

Brookheyes pond

Brookheyes pond

Brookheyes rubbish

Brookheyes rubbish

Brookheyes rubbish

Brookheyes rubbish

Dairy House tree guards

Dairy House tree guards

Dunham park Tree guard removal

Dunham park Tree guard removal

Dunham Park iris removal

Dunham Park iris removal

Dunham Park iris removal

Dunham Park iris removal

Dunham Park tree stockade removal

Dunham Park tree stockade removal

Firs Way litterpick

Firs Way litterpick

Firs Wood rhodie removal

Firs Wood rhodie removal

Firs Wood hedge laying

Firs Wood hedge laying

Firs Wood - field

Firs Wood - field

Little Bollington hedge before laying

Little Bollington hedge before laying

Little Bollington hedge layered

Little Bollington hedge layered

Little Bollington hedge layered

Little Bollington hedge layered

Hedge layered near Old No.3 Jymm Road

Hedge layered near Old No.3 Jymm Road

Little Bollington laid hedge

Little Bollington laid hedge

White plume moth

White plume moth

Tree guard maintenance

Tree guard maintenance

Henshall planting

Henshall planting

Henshall tee guard changing

Henshall tee guard changing

Henshall tree guard upgrade

Henshall tree guard upgrade

Henshall treeguard upgrade

Henshall treeguard upgrade

Henshall lane - Tree aftercare

Henshall lane - Tree aftercare

Henshall Lane - pond

Henshall Lane - pond

Henshall Lane - walkway improvement

Henshall Lane - walkway improvement

Henshall Lane - Tree aftercare

Henshall Lane - Tree aftercare

Hedges near path needing aftercare.

Hedges near path needing aftercare.

Chicken of the woods

Chicken of the woods

King Alfred's Cakes fungus

King Alfred's Cakes fungus

Himalayan balsam seed

Himalayan balsam seed

Himalayan balsam seed exploding

Himalayan balsam seed exploding

Balsam - before bashing

Balsam - before bashing

Hedge needing adtercare.

Hedge needing adtercare.

Hedge post aftercare.

Hedge post aftercare.

Hedge post aftercare

Hedge post aftercare

Hedge aftercare

Hedge aftercare

Layed hedge in need of aftercare due to bindweed cover.

Layed hedge in need of aftercare due to bindweed cover.

Priory Gardens - Norway maple removal

Priory Gardens - Norway maple removal

Norway maple removal

Norway maple removal

Norway maple stump winching

Norway maple stump winching

Rhododendron bashing.

Rhododendron bashing.

Firs Way litterpick

Firs Way litterpick

Sale litterpick

Sale litterpick

Makers Market - Sale

Makers Market - Sale

Studying sycamore

Studying sycamore

Ride with bramble removed

Ride with bramble removed

Possible orchid area.

Possible orchid area.

Rhododendron bashing.

Rhododendron bashing.

Seamons Moss litterpick

Seamons Moss litterpick

Seamons Moss manhole

Seamons Moss manhole

Seamons Moss manhole covered

Seamons Moss manhole covered

Stamford Community woods

Stamford Community woods

Stamford Community Woodland stake removal

Stamford Community Woodland stake removal

Stamford Community woodland alder leaf beatle

Stamford Community woodland alder leaf beatle

Stamford Community Woodland tree guard removal

Stamford Community Woodland tree guard removal

Stamford Community Woodland tree guard removal

Stamford Community Woodland tree guard removal

Stamford Farm hedge aftercare

Stamford Farm hedge aftercare

Stamford Farm hedge aftercare

Stamford Farm hedge aftercare

Stamford Farm hedge aftercare

Stamford Farm hedge aftercare

Stamford farm - Tree guard replacement

Stamford farm - Tree guard replacement

Ragwort removal.

Ragwort removal.

Hedge before aftercare.

Hedge before aftercare.

Tree in need of aftercare

Tree in need of aftercare

Tree in need of aftercare

Tree in need of aftercare

Volunteer social - Ashley Cricket Club

Volunteer social - Ashley Cricket Club

Tree in need of aftercare

Tree in need of aftercare

Some of the 13,000 tree guards collected

Some of the 13,000 tree guards collected

Final tree guards being collected.

Final tree guards being collected.

PVC spirals ready for re-cycling

PVC spirals ready for re-cycling

Bamboo ready for re-purposing

Bamboo ready for re-purposing

Polyethylene mesh tree guards for recycling

Polyethylene mesh tree guards for recycling

Full bamboos ready for reuse.

Full bamboos ready for reuse.

Woodheys balsam removal & hedge aftercare

Woodheys balsam removal & hedge aftercare

Woodheys Norway maple removal

Woodheys Norway maple removal

Woodheys - Norway maple removal

Woodheys - Norway maple removal

Hedge aftercare

Hedge aftercare

Norway maple 'popping' along Sinderland Brook

Norway maple 'popping' along Sinderland Brook

Yew Tree Farm tree aftercare

Yew Tree Farm tree aftercare

Yew Tree farm hedge before aftercare

Yew Tree farm hedge before aftercare

Yew Tree farm hedge post aftercare

Yew Tree farm hedge post aftercare

Yew Tree Farm pond planting

Yew Tree Farm pond planting

Yew Tree Farm tree guard removal

Yew Tree Farm tree guard removal

Yew Tree farm collected tree guards

Yew Tree farm collected tree guards

Yew Tree farm removal of tree spirals

Yew Tree farm removal of tree spirals

Tree planting - 3,000 trees

Tree planting - 3,000 trees

Individual tree with wool mat

Individual tree with wool mat

The wider picture

The wider picture

Still tree planting

Still tree planting

Replacement trees ready.

Replacement trees ready.

Replacement tree planting after the drtought of 2025.

Replacement tree planting after the drtought of 2025.

Tree cages in lower field.

Tree cages in lower field.

Flooding in lower field.

Flooding in lower field.